We analyzed expression of several transcripts associated with cachexia, including C‐reactive protein (Crp), insulin‐like growth factor 1 (Igf‐1), IL‐1ß (Il‐1b), IL‐6 (Il‐6), and TNF (Tnf) (Michaelis et al., 2017). This evidence concerns the gene TNF and Cachexia.